The ship was an old vessel with about 50 crew members.

The ship carried a crew of 20, a third less than on some older vessels.

It was acquired in 2008 to replace two older 22-metre vessels.

Far more credible than that old "nuclear vessels" routine had ever been.

War had given these small, old vessels a new lease of life.

The oldest ceramic vessels known so far already display a very high quality.

Staff was also reduced from the levels on the older vessels.

Some of his ceramic objects are like old cracked vessels and walls.

For the military, a lower number implies an older vessel.

The name switch may have been deliberate to cloud the role of the older vessel.